I became a mom for the first time in my early 40s, in 2005. My children were adopted, and while I usually don't announce that at the get-go, I think I need to say it now because throughout my blog I don't use the kids' full names. There's J who was born in 1997 and K who was born in 2002.

This blog is where I will share the ups and downs of being a work-at-home mom and also, more importantly, the things my kids do because really, this is about them.

Family - it's where your story begins.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Resolutions, anyone?

It's the start of a new year once again. We go through this same thing every 365 days. It's time we assess our lives and decide if we want to better ourselves or do things differently this year.

I asked my family if any of them had any New Year's resolutions. My husband said that he didn't make any and he never does. My youngest (7) said, "I am going to make lunch for mom once a week." Melted my heart, I tell you! My oldest couldn't think of anything, so I gave him one that I thought he would say (if he had thought about it long enough). I said, "I would imagine you saying something like 'I want to get a really good score on a Wii game'" and everyone thought that was a great idea and a good resolution. No one really asked me what my resolutions were or if I had any. Well, here is what I have come up with and they are in no particular order:

Organize my house

Finish all the books in the house that have been sitting, unread, for a long time

Cook more to give hubby a break, even though he enjoys cooking

Blog more often

Sew more

Lean to knit and crochet

Spend time alone with God more

Declutter

Scrapbook more

That's enough. That's almost so much that I want to run for the hills and never come back! Oh, but I'm an adult and can't do that... as tempting as it sounds. I need to reprioritize my life and get back to the things I used to enjoy. Nowadays, it's all workworkwork and help-the-kids-with-their-homework and help-with-dinner and get-the-kids-in-the-tub/shower and make-sure-the-kids-have-done-their-chores and on and on. I need to make time for myself and the things I want to accomplish in the coming year.

So here's to 2010. A new year, a new attitude - out with the old and in with the new.

2 comments:

I hope your New Year is wonderful! If you ever decide you want a crochet tutorial, let me know - we could do it at our farmgirl gathering. Maybe someone else would be able to share knitting with us. Cheers, Kimberly Ann